Gokwe South District is one of the eight administrative districts of the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe. The district administrative seat is located in Gokwe Town also known as Gokwe Centre and the District Administrator is the focal person in terms of all district administrative matters. The district is divided into two administrative entities under the Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing, which are Gokwe South Rural District Council and Gokwe Town Council. The two district administrative entities were legally setup under the Urban Councils Act of 2015 [Chapter 29:15] and Rural District Councils Act [Chapter 29:13] under the constitution of Zimbabwe. The district is further subdivided into 01 senatorial constituency, 05 parliamentary constituencies and 33 council wards. These constituencies and wards are shared between these two administrative entities of Gokwe South District. According to the 2012 ZIMSTAT National Census Statistics the population of the district was at 330 036 people. Gokwe district is in the north-western part of Zimbabwe its average temperature vacillates at 40 degrees Celsius. Gokwe South District shares its boundaries with 06 districts, namely Binga District, Nkayi District, Kwekwe District, Kadoma District, Lupane District and Gokwe North District.
Background Gokwe South District was created from the division of Gokwe District and had initially been established in 1898. As a result of the introduction of Land Apportionment Act (LAA) of 1930 by the colonial masters, displacement of a number of people from different places to Gokwe began in the 1950s when the Native Land Husbandry Act (NLHA) was put across and marked the implementation of the LAA. As a result of these people migratings to Gokwe, population increased thus leading to the division of Gokwe District to Gokwe North and Gokwe South Districts. The Rural District Councils Act of 1988, which was implemented from July 1993 is the piece of legislation which Gokwe South District came into existence as a result of. This Act is known as the “amalgamation” act, because its main aim was to amalgamate the local authorities responsible for “commercial” and “communal” farming areas within each district. However, it also resulted in some changes to district boundaries and in Gokwe District, where there were no large-scale commercial farms, its main impact was the division of the district into two.
Economic activities
Governance structure Gokwe South District has 01 senatorial constituency, 05 parliamentary constituencies, 33 council wards. Constituencies are led by an elected member of parliament and the wards are elected by an elected Councillor.
Senatorial constituency Gokwe South District has one senatorial constituency and is led by an elected member of the Senate or Upper House of the Zimbabwe Parliament.
Parliamentary constituencies The district has 05 parliamentary constituencies and are led by an elected member of the Lower House or National Assembly Zimbabwe Parliament. +SERNAME OF CONSTITUENCYCLASSIFICATION01Gokwe Central ConstituencyURBAN02Gokwe Sasame ConstituencyRURAL03Gokwe Kana ConstituencyRURAL04Gokwe Mapfungautsi ConstituencyRURAL05Gokwe SengwaRURAL
Local council wards Local council wards are grouped into either urban wards or rural wards. Urban wards being under Town Councils or cities whereas rural wards being under Rural District Councils. +WARD NUMBERNAME OF WARD OR AREACLASSIFICATION01URBAN02URBAN03URBAN04URBAN05URBAN06URBAN07RURAL08RURAL09RURAL10RURAL11RURAL12RURAL13RURAL14RURAL15RURAL16RURAL17RURAL18RURAL19RURAL20RURAL21RURAL22RURAL23RURAL24RURAL25RURAL26RURAL27RURAL28RURAL29RURAL30RURAL31RURAL32RURAL33RURAL
Traditional leadership Gokwe South District like other districts with are classified as being rural is subdivided into different areas of jurisdiction under various chiefs. The chief is the highest ranking traditional leader for those jurisdictions in Gokwe South District and there are 05 chiefs. Each chief has headmen and village heads under their jurisdiction. Chief Jahana and an estimated 8 000 of his people returned to Matabeleland South from Gokwe and were resettled at Gwamanyenga area. The Jahana chieftainship was relocated back to Fort Rixon, Matabeleland South Province area after they successfully claimed back their ancestral land during Zimbabwe's land reform period. The area was officially which was previously under his jurisdiction reverted to Chief Njelele's jurisdiction and some people may still casually refer to it as Chief Jahana area. +SERCHIEFTAINSHIPNAME STATUS01NjeleleMischeck NjeleleSubstantive02MkokaDoubt NkomoSubstantive03SaiGideon Ngwanda NcubeSubstantive04Nemangwe Elijah MusongoSubstantive05JiriChipo MoyoSubstantive
Education
Tertiary institutions
Secondary schools Secondary or high schools in Gokwe South District are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education.
BATANAI GOKWE; MUYAMBI VILLAGEW CHIEF MKOKA BENGWE; MUTAMBURIGWA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE Chevecheve Secondary School MUCHABAYIWA VILLAGE, CHIEF NJELELE CHEZIYA GOKWE HIGH; KAMBASHA BARRACKS GOKWE TOWN CHIDOMA; MAWANA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE CHISINA (MTANKI); CHADAKUFA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE CHITOMBO HIGH; MADHUVEKO VILLAGE CHIEF SAI CHOTO/TAFARA; CHOTO VILLAGE CHIEF JIRI COMMUNITY STUDY CENTRE STAND NUMBER 1495 INDUSTRIAL SITE GOKWE TOWN DEFE; DEFE CHIEF SAYI DULI - TRUST COLLEGE; STAND NUMBER 1146 MAPFUNGAUTSI DZIVARENGAMWA; MANYEPA VILLAGE CHIEF SAI GANYE; BANDA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE NJELELE; STAND NO. 1771 NYARADZA TOWNSHIP GOKWE TOWN NYAJE; TANYANYIWA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE NYAMACHENI; TAKAENDESA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE NYARADZA; NDLALAMBI CHIEF NEMANGWE NYOKA; HIGH DHLANA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE RUFARO; (KASANGO) KANYEMBA VILLAGE CHIEF SAYI RUTENDO; MAWARE VILLAGE CHIEF SAI SAWI; (GWARISONDE) GWADA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE SAYI; SAI VILLAGE CHIEF SAI SELIMA; SIYAKATAZA VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA ST PAULS GOKWE; STAND NUMBER 3313 MAPFUNGAUTSI GOKWE SUNGANAI; DOKOTERA VILLAGE, CHIEFE NEMANGWE TARE ST BONIFACE; MUDZIMIRI VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE THE LOGOS EMPOWERMENT GIRLS COLLEGE; RUHWAYA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE TICHAKUNDA; MKOKA VILLAGE MKOKA TONGWE; MUZA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE VULINDLELA; MVUNDLA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE W. BOOMS COLLEGE; 1423 LIGHT INDUSTRY GOKWE TOWN ZHAMBA SECONDARY GAWA; PUTUNGWANE VILLAGE CHIEF NEMNAGWE GOMOGURU; MAGEGE VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE GUKURE MAKOMO VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE GULUKA; SECONDARY ZARANYIKA VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA GWAMURE; MABHUKU VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE GWEHAVA; MADZIVANZIRA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE HOVANO; CHITUNGWA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE KANASECONDARY; KANA MISSSION KASUWE; DICKSON VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE KATSUNGA SECONDARY; MUTSANYAMATE VILLAGE CHIEF SAI KUSHINGA (RUMHUMHA); RUMHUMA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE LUKUKWE CHITEPO; MAGON'O VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA MABOKE; HAKUNAVANHU VILLAGE CHIEF JIRI MACHAKATA; MAZA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE MANYONI; ZIMWARA VILLAGE CHIEF SAI MAPFUNGAUTSI; SHABANI VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE MARIMASIMBE; NYIKA VILLAGE CHIEFE JIRI MARIRANGWE; MARIGANO VILLAGE CHIEF JIRI MASUKA; SECONDARY NEMARINGA VILLAGE CHIEF SAI MATEME; PASO VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA (RUJEKO) HIGH; MATETA 2 VILLAGE CHIEF SAI MAZINYO; MWENE VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA MBUNGU; MASOCHA VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA GOKWE MUCHADEYI DZVUKE BEZUNGU VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA MUCHIRINJI; NHIDZA VILLAGE CHIEF SAYI NEMANGWE; MUSARURWA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE NGOMENI; CHIVIMBO
Primary schools Primary schools in Gokwe South District are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Schools. Source RUGORA; NHAUDZAWANDA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE BATANAI; CHIBABAIRA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE BLUE GUM; NYAHUNA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE BOPOMA; DHIRORI VILLAGE CHIEF SAI BOVA; SIDODIWE VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE BOYI; MARIMIRASHIRI VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE CHAMATENDERA; KABIRA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE CHARAMA; MUBAIWA VILLAGE CHIEF SAI CHAVANYATI; ISAYA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE CHEGAMA; RUMHUMHA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE CHEHAMBA; SIAMANONZI VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA CHEHANGA; MANJENGWA VILLAGE CHIEF JIRI CHEMBA; PISA VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA CHEMOWA; JARICHARI VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE CHIBASA; MAGAMA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMAMGWE CHIDAMOYO; BHARIWA VILLAGE CHIEF CHIDOMA; MAWANA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE CHIEDZA; MAZHARA VILLAGE CHIEF SAI CHITA CHEZVIPO ZVEMOTO (CZM); RUHWAYA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE CHIUMBU; MUZA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE CHIURAI; NAISON VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE CHOTO; CHOTO VILLAGE CHIEF JIRI DAVAMBI; NDAVAMBI VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE DOPOTA; ZCC DEFE DOPOTA HQ CHIEF MUTENDI DZIRE; TAMBATUBISI VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE DZVUKE; DZVUKE VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA GABABE; FUSI VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE GADZA; GADAZA VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA GANYE; FUNDIKWA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE GANYUNGU; CHAVHUNDUKA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE GAWA; UTUNGWANE VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANAGWE GOKWE ST AGNES; CHIPERE VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE GWANYIKA; MATENGANYIKA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE GWARUSONDE; XOCHIWA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE GWAVI; SIYAGIJIMA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE GWEHAVA; MARUMISA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE GWENUNGU; HONDO VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE GWENYA; MANJONJO VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE GWETSANGA; RINGISAI VILLAGE CHIEF JIRI HUCHU; DOKOTERA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE INSUKAMINI; MOSES VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE JAHANA; GUNDWANE VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE JIRI; MADZIKANDA VILLAGE CHIEF JIRI JOBORINGO JORORO; CHALIBAMBA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE KADZIRAMWANDA; MAWARE VILLAGE CHIEF SAI KAGUTA; CHIKWAMBA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE KAMBE; SIBABI VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA KANETOWA; MAJAVE VILLAGE CHIEF SAI KANGURA; JOHN VILLAGE CHIEFSAI KAPFUNDE; CHARIRA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE KAROVA; TADZIMIGWA VILLAGE CHIEF SAI KARUWARE; KARIKOGA VILLAGE CHIEF SAI KASANGO; KANYEMBA VILLAGE CHIEF SAYI KASIKANA; ZEBEDIA VILLAGE CHIEFE NJELELE KASUWE; GUMIREMHETE VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE KRIMA; PENSELA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE KUBENENGURIRA; DANGAREMBIZI VILLAGE CHIEF SAI KWARAMBA; KWARAMBA KURUWA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE LUKUKWE; NAISON VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA LUTOTSHWANA; BHENYU VILLAGE HEADMAN MSALA MABOKE; MABOKE VILLAGE MACHAKATA; MAZA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE MAGEDE; MAGEDE VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA MALIYAMI; SHABANI VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE MAMHANGWA; MUSHAWIDI VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE MANGISI; MUCHENI VILLAGE CHIEF SAI MANYENA; MESO VILLAGE CHIEF SAI MANYEPA; MANYEPA VILLAGE CHIEF SAI MANYEWU; GUMIREMHETE VILLAGE CHIEF SAI MANYONI; KURURA VILLAGE CHIEF SAI MAPFUMO; MAPFUMO VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE MAPFUNGAUTSI PRIMARY; STAND NUMBER 2322 MAPFUNGAUTSI GOKWE MAPIWA; MAKIWA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE MAPU; KAITANO VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE MARIRANGWE; CHIREVEREVE VILLAGE CHIEF JIRI MASAWI; MANQUMA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE MASEKESA; ZVAWANDA VILLAGE CHIEF JIRI MASUKA; NDAEDZWA VILLAGE CHIEF SAI MASUKA; MANDIPOTA VILLAGE CHIEF SAI MATEME SDA; MAGUMURA VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA MATETA 1; MATETA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE MATETA 2; MATETA VILLAGE CHIEF SAI MATURA; MATURA VILLAGE CHIEF JIRI MAWISA; NDOSA VILLAGE CHIEF SAI MAZINYO ST HUGHS; MWENE VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA MBUNGU; MASOCHA VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA GOKWE MKOKA; MKOKA VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA MLALAZI; MLALAZI VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE MSALA; SIAMEJA VILLAGE HEADMAN MSALA MTANKI SDA; MTAGWI VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE MUCHIRINJI; NHIDZA VILLAGE MUDZIMUNDIRINGE; KATEMA VILLAGE CHIEF JIRI MUDZONGWE; FAKAZI VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE MURANDU; MURANDU VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE MURWIRA; MANHEMBE VILLAGE, CHIEF JIRI MUSITA; MATEEESANWA VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE MUTANGE; CHADAKUFA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE MUTENDI; MUDZVOVA VILLAGE CHIEF MUTENDI GOKWE SOUTH MUYAMBI; MUYAMBI CHIEF MKOKA MWAMBANI; KHUMBUSI VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA MWEMBESI; SOTILE VILLAGE CHIEF NJLELELE NDARIRE; MUTSVANGI VILLAGE CHIEF MKOKA NDHLALAMBI; SEVEN VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE NGANI; MKONDO VILLAGE CHIEF NEMANGWE NGOMENI; CHIVIMBO VILLAGE, CHIEF SAI GOKWE NGONDOMA; MINARA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE NHONGO; MBEKA VILLAGE CHIEF NJELELE